. >>> this was the front page of the local paper in maryville, tennessee, today.he headline, page one. "hanging in the balance." underneath that on the left is an article explaining that the senate voted yesterday to start debate on repealing obamacare. on the right side under that headline with a lot more real estate is this story. quote, maryville mom of premature twins lobbies congress to maintain the affordable care act. that paper, the daily times, is the hometown paper of republican senator lamar alexander, who has been a vocal proponent for a long time of killing the affordable care act. last night he voted with the majority of his party to kill the aca, although that vote failed. republicans then gave it another go this afternoon. they called for a vote on a straight repeal of the affordable care act with no replacement, and that vote failed for the republicans as well. part, to lamar alexander from but that vote failed thanks, in part, to lamar alexander from maryville, tennessee. he actually voted for that exact same bill in 2015, but today he was one of

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thompson: i rise to congratulate the maryville fire company as it celebrates 125 years of service. the fire company began in 1892 at the home of dave moriarity with a wagon and a pump and determination. a great fire ripped through the ea destroying a section of marionville and they raised money for better equipment and they have official uniforms, first fire truck and fire house. as the team grew, the building still houses the company today. today, there are about 40 active members under the direction of president randall perritt and fire chief granger. i know these firefighters are always ready to answer the call. mr. speaker, i proudly congratulate the marionville fire company on this outstanding milestone and thank each member of the company for their service. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. ramos today